A new addition to the Independence Day Celebration at Hanford Mills Museum on July 4th is the Holiday Pop-Up Farmers’ Market, featuring Catskills made and grown produce, crafts and products. There is no charge to shop or browse the Market, which will be open 10 am – 4 pm. Vendors and farmers at the Market include: Brookworks Farm, Candles by Nature, Eccentricities, Gunhouse Hill Alpacas, Harpersfield Nanny, Hobart Book Village, Horton Hill Farm, La Basse Cour Farm, Karen’s Country Kitchen, Kate’s Country Kreations, KyMar Farm Distillery, LouLou’s Farmstand, Marguerite’s Photographs, Melisa’s Treasures, Pankin Poon Books Rockwell Mountain Farm, Rosemary Weiss Pottery, Rustic Creations, Shaver Hill Farm, The Farmers’ Wife, and Weinland Farms.
Products available include fresh baked goods (waffles, bagels, cookies, donuts, bread), jams and jellies, beef, chicken, pork, honey, free range eggs, fresh greens, soy and beeswax candles, photographs, books, woolen items, wooden furniture, pottery, spirits and liqueurs, handmade totes and more. In addition to selling alpaca fleece items, Gunhouse Hill Alpacas will be bringing alpacas. The Market is organized by the Greater Stamford Area Chamber of Commerce. For more information on Holiday Pop-Up Farmers’ Markets, please go to http://catskillmtns.org/farmers-market/.
“We’re delighted to have Holiday Pop-Up Farmers’ Market be a part of the Independence Day Celebration,” says Liz Callahan, executive director of Hanford Mills Museum. “It’s a great way to support and showcase local farmers and crafters. The Market is for Museum visitors coming to the Celebration as well as local residents just looking for some fresh produce, pasture-raised beef, baked goods, gift items, and crafts.”
The Independence Day Celebration features guided Mill tours, live music, food, frog-jumping contests, kids’ fishing derby, sack races, tug-o-war and free samples of ice cream, made on a steam-powered churn. Kids 12 and under and Museum members receive free admission. Admission for adults and teens is $8.50, seniors and AAA members, $6.50. For more information, go to hanfordmills.org.
